Allen and Allen (1981) report nodulation of Myroxylon balsamum. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
There is confusion about the number of species and varieties in the genus Myroxylon. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae has been introduced to southern Florida, Ceylon, India and West Africa (Duke 1981). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum and M. balsamum var. pereirae yield gums called tofu and Peru balsam, respectively. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae is reported to grow on poor but well-drained soils, at altitudes up to 600 m (Duke 1981). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon balsamum grows in areas with annual precipitation ranging from 1350-4030 mm (average 2640 mm), annual mean temperature of. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Native to Central and South America, representatives of Myroxylon are used in folk as shade trees for cultivated crops, ornamentals, and for fine timber. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon, which yields the resinous drug called balsam of Tolu. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
In the north of the region, some of the best known plants yield products of commercial value, such as rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), balsam wood (Myroxylon balsamum), timber and essential oil (Amburana acreana), tagua nut (Phytelephas microcarpa), and strychnine (Strychnos asperula). From Wordnik.com. [Southwest Amazon moist forests] Reference
Myroxylon balsamum (L.). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 43] Reference
Myroxylon secundum. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Brosimum guianense, Ceiba pentandra, Cochlospermum williamsii, Dipteryx panamensis, and Myroxylon balsamum. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Panamanian montane forests] Reference
For some years past cinnamon has been cultivated with success in several parts of the New Continent; and a zone that produces the coumarouna, the vanilla, the pucheri, the pine-apple, the pimento, the balsam of tolu, the Myroxylon peruvianum, the croton, the citroma, the pejoa, the incienso of the Silla of. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
For some years past cinnamon has been cultivated with success in several parts of the New Continent; and a zone that produces the coumarouna, the vanilla, the pucheri, the pine-apple, the pimento, the balsam of tolu, the Myroxylon peruvianum, the croton, the citroma, the pejoa, the incienso of the Silla of Caracas, the quereme, the pancratium, and so many majestic liliaceous plants, cannot be considered as destitute of aromatics. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
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